Are Disney Baby Names the Latest Hollywood Trend? A Look at the Most Popular Options

Forget the Frozen effect: It looks like the stars are potentially favoring Disney movies of years past—way past—when it comes to baby names. Already this year, we've seen an Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) and a Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), and Alicia Keys just revealed that son Egypt is pushing for a Little Mermaid moniker for his new baby sister or brother. Since animation inspiration is once again a thing, I scoured nameberry.com's list of the 1,000 most popular baby girl names to see where all the classic Disney ladies fell (Blake Lively, are you listening?). Take a look to see how your favorites fared! No. 103: Jasmine (Aladdin) I gotta be honest, I wasn't expecting this princess to top the Disney popularity list. No. 145: Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) Sleeping Beauty is kicking ass and (literally) taking names lately! But I suspect Aurora's popularity also has something to do with Elle Fanning's recent role in Maleficent. No. 146: Ariel (The Little Mermaid) Ariel beat out her sisters in the A-name game, with only Alana coming close at no. 182 (Attina, Aquata, Andrina, Arista, and Adella were shockingly not ranked). No. 257: Anastasia (Cinderella) For being one of the ugly

Forget the Frozen effect: It looks like the stars are potentially favoring Disney movies of years past—way past—when it comes to baby names. Already this year, we've seen an Esmerelda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) and a Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), and Alicia Keys just revealed that son Egypt is pushing for a Little Mermaid moniker for his new baby sister or brother. Since animation inspiration is once again a thing, I scoured nameberry.com's list of the 1,000 most popular baby girl names to see where all the classic Disney ladies fell (Blake Lively, are you listening?). Take a look to see how your favorites fared!

No. 103: Jasmine (Aladdin) I gotta be honest, I wasn't expecting this princess to top the Disney popularity list.

No. 145: Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)Sleeping Beauty is kicking ass and (literally) taking names lately! But I suspect Aurora's popularity also has something to do with Elle Fanning's recent role in Maleficent.

No. 146: Ariel (The Little Mermaid) Ariel beat out her sisters in the A-name game, with only Alana coming close at no. 182 (Attina, Aquata, Andrina, Arista, and Adella were shockingly not ranked).

No. 257: Anastasia (Cinderella) For being one of the ugly stepsisters, this name has done surprisingly well. Drizella, not so much.

No. 355: Jane (Tarzan) Granted, Jane is pretty common, so it's tough to call this strictly a Disney name. But for those of you looking for a simpler, more traditional option, Tarzan's love is a strong choice.

No. 993: Penny (The Rescuers) OK, did anyone else find this movie super sad and scary for a supposed children's flick? I'm still slightly frightened of Madame Medusa. But anywho, just sneaking into the top 1,000 is Penny (the longer Penelope fared much better at no. 56).

Some Disney ladies that didn't make the cut: Beauty and the Beast's Belle, Mulan, Pocahontas, and Brave's Merida. Out of all the fantastical options, which do you love the most (my vote is for Penny!)?